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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2022

A Retrospective analysis of the profile of trauma victims presenting to an emergency department in South India.

Paul Prabhakar Abhilash Kundavaram, Anmol Jindal, Darpanarayan Hazra, Albin Biju, Feema Raju, C C Samarpit

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Paul Prabhakar Abhilash KundavaramProfessor and Head, Department of Emergency Medicine, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Anmol JindalJunior Clinical Assistant, Department of Emergency Medicine, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Darpanarayan HazraTutor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Albin BijuParamedic, Department of Emergency Medicine, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Feema RajuParamedic, Department of Emergency Medicine, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
C C SamarpitParamedic, Department of Emergency Medicine, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.

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Background: Trauma is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in both developed and developing countries. Methodology: This retrospective observational study was done in the Emergency Department (ED) of a tertiary care trauma center in Southern India in 2018 (January to December). Results: During the study period of 1 year, the ED attended 74,466 patients which included 7675 (10.3%) trauma patients. The mean age was 35.3 (SD: 18.5) years with three-fourth (76.6%) being males. Pediatric/adolescents (age ≤18 years) and geriatric age groups (age ≥60 years) comprised 16.7% and 11.8% cases, respectively. Road traffic accidents (RTA) (66%) were the predominant mode of injury followed by falls (fall from height: 8.6% and fall on level ground: 7.8%). Among the RTAs, the majority were two-wheelers related (73.8%), followed by pedestrian injuries (9.4%) and four-wheelers injuries (7.2%). Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis showed pedestrian injuries, low Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), and hypotension at arrival as independent predictors of hospital mortality. The in-hospital mortality rate was 0.7%. A quarter (24%; n = 1841) of the patient's population was solely managed by the ED team and discharged stable, while 2179 (28.4%) victims required hospital admission. Conclusion: Trauma is a major cause of mortality especially among the breadwinners of families in India with almost half being due to two-wheeler accidents. Efficient ED professionals and a multispecialty team of trauma surgeons, neurosurgeons, and orthopedics handle the major load of acute trauma. Pedestrian injuries, low GCS, and hypotension at arrival are independent predictors of in-hospital mortality.

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